Cult of Jester

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Cult of Jester
OriginWest Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Genres
Years active1994–present
LabelsFlaming Fish
Past membersEd Finkler
Websitecultofjester.com

Cult of Jester was the music project of West Lafayette-based composer Ed Finkler. The project combined elements of breakbeat, drum and bass, EBM and hip hop into sample-based composition. Cult of Jester released two albums for Flaming Fish: Funkatron (1998) and Golgo 13 (2000).[1]

History

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Cult of Jester composer Ed Finkler started out performing music while in college as a vocalist and drum programmer in the group Manhole Vortex. He began composing as a solo artist in and in 1993 recorded a demo tape as Bubblegum Crisis. In 1994 Finkler recorded his first demo as Cult of Jester which contained V1 and V2 of the "Master" composition and showcased his cartoon sampling technique.[1][2] He continued to explore sample-based composition and the same year released another demo with V3 of "Master".[3] In 1997 Cult of Jester released the EP Winky Dink and You and "John Carpenter", a song that samples from The X-Files, on the Awaiting the Dawn various artists compilation by Flaming Fish/Velvet Empire.[4]

Cult of Jester released a debut studio album titled Funkatron on Flaming Fish Music in 1998.[5][6] His second album titled Golgo 13 was released in 2000 and showcased a more guitar oriented sound.[7][8][9] The compilation G13 LTD Demo + Remixes was released later that year.[10] Since 1999 Finkler has been composing electronic music as Dead Agent, an instrumental project without vocals, and in 2009 released a collection of its recorded work titled Rehabilitation.[11] In 2017 Funkatron was re-released with remastered audio and five unreleased tracks from various compilations.[12]

Discography

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Studio albums

Extended play

Compilation albums

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Cult of Jester". AllMusic. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Christian, Chris (September 1995). "Cult of Jester: Demo". Sonic Boom. 3 (7). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Christian, Chris (June 1996). "Cult of Jester: Demo 2". Sonic Boom. 4 (5). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Morehead, Jason (December 22, 2000). "Awaiting the Dawn by Various Artists (Review)". Opuszine.us. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Pierce, Carson (2000). "Cult of Jester: Funkatron". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on September 9, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ W. Jones, Justin (October 29, 2014). "Cult of Jester: Funkatron". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Pierce, Carson (January 22, 2000). "Cult of Jester: Flish Chat Highlights". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on May 28, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Pierce, Carson (2000). "Cult of Jester: Golgo 13". Flaming Fish Music. Archived from the original on September 11, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  9. ^ LaFianza, Tony (July 17, 2001). "Cult of Jester: Golgo 13". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  10. ^ Allan Powell, Mark (2002). Cult of Jester. Vol. 1. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Xlibris US. p. 220. ISBN 9781565636798. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Zimmerman, William (December 17, 2019). "An Interview With Dead Agent (Electro-Industrial)". The Noise Beneath the Snow. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Finkler, Ed (1996). "Funkatron Productions". funkatrondigital.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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